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The residents of the village of Laporiya took control of their environment, resisting outside pressures to impose top-down approaches to water conservation. Their efforts helped unify and strengthen their village, setting an example for neighboring communities.
Throughout Laporiya, villagers decorate the floors of their homes with designs called "rangoli" (right, and on "previous/next" navigation buttons at the bottom of each page). Made of rice flour, these designs are created mostly for decorative purposes. At certain times of the year, they may take on religious or other symbolic meanings.
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Village Life
Women prepare flour inside their home in Laporiya.
Men play traditional music and pray for rain in a temple near Laporiya. They have been playing music for ten days straight.
A villager brings his sheep from the fields in Laporiya.
